GOP Candidates Criticize Coulter for Slur

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

I am rather surprised she said it at CPAC, however.

Why? She's a personality -- that's all she has to sell. For people in her line of work, any mention of their existance is a good mention of their existance.

It's really a brilliant way of marketing herself. Which do you think more Americans are aware of -- that CPAC even exists? Or that Anne Coulter called Edwards a bad name?

Anne Coulter wins again. Her prize? More paid appearances on Fox News, more people buying her books, etc. She's got the media figured out and she's playing them like a fiddle.

[James]

The Governor of California called the state legislature "girlie men" I believe. Which is a similar slur, but may have been deserved.

[shinerbock]

Kevin, I'm surprised she would do it in that forum. I mean it wouldn't surprise me if she did it on a radio show or in her column, but doing it at a rather mainstream and partisan conference was something I wouldn't have expected.

I agree that it will increase her notoriety, however.

[ann.coulter2]

The double-standard lives. If a conservative says something outrageous, it has a lifespan on the liberal media of two weeks or more.

Bill Maher (see below) gets a pass from the liberal media.

Bill Maher has stirred outrage once again, this time saying it would be better if Vice President Dick Cheney was dead. (On his HBO show "Real Time")

[shinerbock]

SDSU, you see a bigot, I see someone who doesn't tiptoe around the truth. I don't agree with everything she says, but much of what she says that causes controversy, I wish I could say.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Anne Coulter wins again. Her prize? More paid appearances on Fox News, more people buying her books, etc. She's got the media figured out and she's playing them like a fiddle.

Maybe she'll be able to buy herself a pretty face and a good tan.

Her delivery of her viewpoints screams "attentionwhore." I can deal with that, but not from men or women who look like they try hard to be attractive but just CAN'T.

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Maybe she'll be able to buy herself a pretty face and a good tan.

Her delivery of her viewpoints screams "attentionwhore." I can deal with that, but not from men or women who look like they try hard to be attractive but just CAN'T.

And the name of a good plastic surgeon, because her last one botched the face-job. Boom-tisch!

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by centaur532

And the name of a good plastic surgeon, because her last one botched the face-job. Boom-tisch!

I agree.

There are plenty of outspoken, unattractive people in politics. But the difference is that they TRY to make her into this controversial, political blonde bombshell. It's so evident and annoying. When THEY and SHE stop acting like she's a looker who happens to have a brain, I'll stop criticizing her looks and just critize her brain (idiocy).

[shinerbock]

You have every reason to hate Ann Coulter and think she is brash and cruel. Regardless of this, she is a very intelligent woman who conveys her opinion in ways few can ignore.

[sdsuchelle]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

You have every reason to hate Ann Coulter and think she is brash and cruel. Regardless of this, she is a very intelligent woman who conveys her opinion in ways few can ignore.

I don't doubt she's intelligent, but you can be intelligent and a bigot at the same time./

As for "conveying her opinion in ways few could ignore"... I'm sure if I ran around town being a hateful bitch, people would have trouble ignoring me too. It doesn't mean we should praise her for it. Being brash and cruel is pretty easy.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Regardless of this, she is a very intelligent woman who conveys her opinion in ways few can ignore.

Very true. But she also conveys her opinion in ways that persuade few but the already persuaded.

[shinerbock]

It annoys me that people keep getting on Ann Coulter for not persuading people. Her role is to entertain the right and debate on their behalf. She doesn't speak for the GOP, nor is she some sort of politician trying to sway people to her side. Her role is to take on the left, and she does so quite well.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Her role is to entertain

I started and stopped here.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

It annoys me that people keep getting on Ann Coulter for not persuading people. Her role is to entertain the right and debate on their behalf.

I'll agree that her role is to entertain the right, and she does that quite well. But if she's not persuading anyone, she ain't much of a debater. In fact, she's missing the whole point of debate.

[PeppyGPhiB]

I found it just as wrong that the people in the audience actually applauded her after she said what she did.